From 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 14, Indiana’s official statewide folklife program will join the Warsaw Community Public Library to bring Dani Tippmann, a Miami herbalist from Whitley County, and Viki Graber, a fourth generation willow basket maker from Elkhart County, to share their knowledge of Indiana … Read More
Article by Laurie Voss, WCPL Circulation Supervisor What’s on your bookshelf? Are you a collector of book or a reader of books? I used to read so much, but lately, and ironically, because I work in the library I find myself reading a lot less than I used to. … Read More
Due to a budget shortfall in the Warsaw Community Public Library’s operating fund, WCPL will be closed the week of Aug. 18-24 while library employees take an unpaid furlough. While no week is a good week for the library to close, this week was chosen so that the … Read More
Ann M. Zydek WCPL Library Director As summer vacations wind down and families prepare for students returning to school, Warsaw Community Public Library is also transitioning from a very busy, successful summer reading program to its back-to-school fall programs, services and activities. Children, teens, and adults read at … Read More
The Warsaw Community Public Library has unveiled its new “Readbox.” Come to the library to check out great, popular titles from the “Readbox.” Unlike a traditional Redbox for movies, library books are free to check out with a library card, plus patrons can keep them for up to … Read More
Indiana has more than 60,000 recorded archaeological sites and Warsaw Community Public Library is hosting a free program next week on the topic. At 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, the presentation, “Archaeology In Your Community,” will cover myths and realities regarding archaeology, what is happening in Indiana in … Read More
The following programs will be offered to adults at the Warsaw Community Public Library: The Chess Club will met from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, Saturday, Aug. 10, Saturday, Aug. 17 and Saturday, Aug. 31. For the beginner or expert. Cookbook Club will meet from … Read More
The year 2013 has been a very eventful time for asteroids and comets. We have recently experienced a near-Earth flyby of Asteroid 2012DA14. Unbelievably, on the very same day, an undiscovered asteroid 65 feet in diameter entered the Earth’s atmosphere over central Russia at a speed in excess … Read More
Lego Club will be held from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10. Children ages 5-12 are welcome. Children can use the library’s Legos to create whatever they want. A guardian must remain in the library during the program. The program will be held in Room C. No … Read More
Laurie Voss WCPL circulation desk Supervisor I can’t resist a little puppy face. A couple of years ago, a local dog rescue had a tiny little puppy up for adoption. His name was Jacob, and he was just a little ball of fur; part Australian Shepherd, and part … Read More
Jeannie Regan-Dinius, director of Special Initiatives for the Department of Natural Resource’s Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, will discuss the people, places and events surrounding the escape of slaves through Indiana along the Underground Railroad during a special program at Warsaw Community Public Library. The presentation is … Read More
The following events are coming up at the Warsaw Community Public Library: Cookbook Club will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday, July 1. Chris Auding from The Olive Branch will discuss the benefits of using olive oil. The Survival Movie program will feature the film … Read More
Children’s Summer Reading Program: June 3 through July 20. Ages: Babies through 5th grade. Read books and report your reading. Earn prizes and enter into Grand Prize Drawings. Stories in the Park at Center Park: Mondays through Aug. 5. 11 a.m. All ages. Guest storytellers read to children. … Read More
As seen on ABC Chicago, FOX and NBC, contemporary pianist/composer Deborrah Wyndham, who plays Ragtime on the piano, will be at Warsaw Community Public Library at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 27. Deborrah has unparalleled elegance rarely seen today by young artists, and she opens a new world of … Read More
By MELISSA KELLEY Warsaw Community Public Library Cataloging Supervisor Do you have moments where you long for those glory days of the 80’s? Well then, VJ the unplugged adventures of MTV’s first wave is the book for you! If you were a teenager in the early 80s (like … Read More
Warsaw Community Public Library is a great place for families to spend time this summer, to learn and be inspired, thanks to the Summer Reading Program’s Dig Into Reading, Beneath the Surface, and Groundbreaking Reads. Children in 5th grade and below can join Dig into Reading this summer … Read More
